Health and Nutrition of Bennett, IA Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty two percent of Bennett residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 13 times per month. This includes chocolate and other flavored milks, as well as hot cocoa made with milk, and does not count small amounts of milk added to coffee or tea. People living here eat an average of two meals (breakfasts, lunches or dinners) per week that were prepared away from home in places such as restaurants, fast food places, food stands, grocery stores or from vending machines.

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Oral Health

Thirty one percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Bennett residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 41 percent. People living here aged 30 years and older, aside from brushing their teeth with toothbrush, use dental floss or any other device that clean between teeth on average two days per week. They also use mouthwash or other dental rinse products to treat dental disease or dental problems an average of three days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 26 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Bennett residents 16 years and older is 64 inches. The average weight is 144 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 24. Twenty five percent of people living here are obese. Thirty two percent have ever been obese. Fifty four percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Fifty percent of Bennett residents have ever used marijuana or hashish.

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Diabetes

Fourteen percent of people living in Bennett have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Twenty five percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. Seven percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Bennett residents 20 years and older on average get up to urinate one time at night (from time they go to bed at night until the time they get up in the morning).

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Taste & Smell

Seventeen percent of Bennett residents above the age of 40 have problems with their ability to smell, such as not being able to smell things or things not smelling the way they are supposed to. Twenty five percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twenty five percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Fifty percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Ninety three percent of people living in Bennett are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Sixty four percent of people in Bennett frequently check their blood cholesterol.

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Dermatology

Seventeen percent of people living in Bennett use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Thirty eight percent of Bennett residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Thirty eight percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Fifty percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Fifty percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Twenty five percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Thirty eight percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Thirteen percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV.

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Prescription Medications

Bennett residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Seventy five percent of people living in Bennett have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Twenty five percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all.

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Sexual Behavior

Fifty percent of Bennett residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Fifty percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Fifty percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Fifty percent have ever had anal sex. People in Bennett were 20 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 26 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Bennett were 23 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Fifty percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Bennett 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with five men on average. They have had five male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes.

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Sleep Disorders

Bennett residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Thirty two percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Physical Activity

Twenty five percent of people do moderate-intensity activities at work that cause small increases in breathing or heart rate such as brisk walking or carrying light loads for at least 10 minutes continuously. Thirty six percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Fourteen percent do any vigorous-intensity sports, fitness or recreational activities that cause large increases in breathing or heart rate like running or basketball for at least 10 minutes continuously. Forty six percent do any moderate-intensity sports, fitness or recreational activities that cause a small increase in breathing or heart rate such as brisk walking, bicycling, swimming or golf for at least 10 minutes continuously. People living here spend seven hours sitting on a typical day (this includes sitting at work, at home, getting to and from places, or with friends, including time spent sitting at a desk, traveling in a car or bus, reading, playing cards, watching television or using a computer). They usually sit and watch TV or videos for about two hours per day. They use a computer or play computer games (including Playstation, Nintendo DS, or other portable video games) outside of work or school for 1.8 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Seven percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Twenty five percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Twenty five percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Eight percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Eight percent have another thyroid problem.

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Reproductive Health

Sixty four percent of births in Bennett were vaginal deliveries. Thirty six percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Seventy one percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Seventy five percent of women breastfeed their children. Fifty percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Three percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Twenty five percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Twenty five percent have ever used female hormones such as estrogen and progesterone, including any forms of female hormones, such as pills, cream, patch and injections, but do not include birth control methods or use for infertility.

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Current Health Status

People living in Bennett report their general health condition on average at 56 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 38 percent of Bennett residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Bennett spend $493 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 19 percent of their income. The average family in Bennett spends $70 on food at other stores monthly. This is three percent of their income. They spend $82 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. They also spend $33 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Bennett report their general condition of hearing on average at 89 percent. Seventy five percent of them can usually hear and understand, without the use of a hearing aid or any other listening devices, what a person says without seeing his or her face if that person whispers to them from across a quiet room. Hundred percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Thirty three percent of people living here have ever had a job where they were exposed to loud sounds or noise. Loud means so loud that they must speak in a raised voice to be heard.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Seventeen percent of Bennett residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.

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Physical Functioning

Twenty five percent of Bennett residents 20 or older have limitations caused by a long-term physical, mental or emotional problems or illnesses keeping them from working at a job or business. Twenty five percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Twenty five percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Eight percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.

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